The canon value of this film and its sequel Aliens vs. Predator 2 (2007) to both the Alien and Predator franchises have long been subject of debate, since they were made by the original studio but without the approval or cooperation of the original makers. However, after the release of the Alien prequel Prometheus (2012), it has been confirmed by multiple sources (including Ridley Scott and AvP director Paul W.S. Anderson himself) that the AvP franchise is no longer considered to be an official part of the Alien universe. Fox studios allowed Scott to present his own official backstory to how the Xenomorphs came to be in Prometheus and its sequel Alien: Covenant (2017), by explaining that Peter Weyland (not Charles Bishop Weyland) was the founder of Weyland Corp (not Industries), and that his android creation David used the black substance to re-create the xenomorphs, no longer making AvP an official prequel to the Alien movie franchise, but taking place in a separate non-canon continuity (similar to how games such as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008) were no longer considered canon when Disney took over the Star Wars franchise). With no such statements issued for the Predator franchise, the AvP movies could still be considered as official parts of the Predator series. Although Predators (2010) purposely chose to ignore the AvP movies and The Predator (2018) doesn't explicitly acknowledge them either (only Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990) are specifically referenced), Alexa Woods' Xenomorph tail spear can be briefly spotted in the latter.

Film

Nessun dato in archivio